Comments on: Morning Metro: CSD Enrollment, the DeKalb City of Ashford, and a Dutch Bicycle School Bus

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:31:25 +0000

Well, there you go. I don’t see where the small motor is but perhaps it’s where the gorgeous bus driver is sitting. Now all the children need is helmets and we’re good to go. It does sound awfully expensive but then again good tandems cost a thousand or two or three, don’t they? And it’s easier to shepherd little pedallers this way than on 12 separate bikes. I’ve biked to school many a time with two or three little independent cyclers and it can be nerve racking when they are on the street vs. sidewalks. Somtimes their little bodies seem magnetically drawn to the middle of the road. The bike trains that have been done sporadically have felt safer because a whole bunch of parents and kids make a huge presence on the road that vehicles cannot miss.

By: Parker Cross

Parker Cross — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:57:38 +0000

I think the story said it had a little motor for hills.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:33:52 +0000

For some reason, this realistic comment cracked me up. I’ve been impressed with how much our local Pedi-Cab guy has been able to haul around, even with our hills. But twelve children some of whom are not pedalling in unison or may even be pedalling backwards might be too much for the average adult. Maybe it needs a motor that kicks in only as needed on hills? Could hybrid technology apply?

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:29:10 +0000

Great point. I thought about that as I was posting.

By: smith

smith — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:23:07 +0000

For public schools, the cost of tuition must be based on the actual cost per pupil. So … the system can’t charge what the market might bear like a private school can.